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COLUMBIA – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster will hold a media briefing at 2:30 p.m. today to update the public on Hurricane Florence’s potential impact on the state.
Local officials are also meeting at 3 p.m. today at the Emergency Operations Center on White Street to discuss the storm, which intensified to Category 4, with winds in excess of 130 mph as it continues to bear down on the Carolina coast.

COLUMBIA – South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon with the looming possibility that a hurricane could make landfall somewhere in the Carolinas next week.
“This storm is too powerful and its path is too uncertain to take any chances,” McMaster said of Tropical Storm Florence. Spinning out in the Atlantic Ocean, the storm is expected to be approaching hurricane strength again late Saturday.

INDIAN LAND – The man who approached a bike-riding child Sunday in the Walnut Creek subdivision has been identified by law enforcement and will not be charged.
A Wednesday release from the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office says investigators have talked with the man and he is not the same person identified in recent social media posts.

An 81-year-old Kershaw man died in a head-on collision on U.S. 521 just south of Kershaw late Tuesday afternoon.

The victim, who has not yet been identified, was driving north on 521 around 6:40 p.m. when Heather Kristina Hertle, 25, of Kershaw, headed south, crossed the centerline and struck the man’s vehicle, according to the S.C. Highway Patrol.

The victim was trapped in the vehicle and had to be mechanically extracted by Kershaw volunteer firefighters, said Trooper Joe Hovis. The victim died from his injuries at the scene.

It’s unclear when the congregation of Glenwood Heights Baptist Church will be able to worship in their sanctuary after lighting struck the steeple in Tuesday’s storms and caught it on fire.
As of Wednesday morning, power remained cut to the 70-year-old church and building, electrical and insurance inspectors assessed the damage, said Glenwood deacon Fred Rape.
“I don’t know who called it in so quick, but we sure are grateful. If it had been longer and spread into the attic, there is no telling what would’ve happened,” Rape said.

Twenty-eight years ago, teenagers Ryker Robinson and Leonard Tucker were two of the players on a talented Lancaster Dixie 14U all-stars team that fell two runs shy of winning a World Series title in Eufala, Ala.
Coached by Truman Knight, Fred Robinson and Jeff Reynolds, the team lost to Georgia 4-2 in the championship game after winning a state Dixie baseball title.
Could that 4-2 loss be a positive omen of what is to come when this year’s state champion Lancaster Dixie Boys’ team plays in for a World Series crown in Bossier City, La.?

Lancaster golfer Scott Roberts, the five-time Lancaster Golf Club champion, continues his links assault on the LGC records.
Two weeks ago, Roberts shot a sizzling 56 (29-27) from the silver tees at the Lancaster Golf Club for a new mark. LGC pro Phil Small said Roberts’ 56 was the first time in his memory a golfer had broken 60 in a round.
Then on Tuesday, the former Buford High School golf standout, a 1989 BHS graduate and Lancaster High School golf coach, notched another milestone, shooting a 60 from the white tees, playing 6,100 yards over 18 holes.

Lancaster Dixie Youth Baseball Ozone League All-Stars competed in the District 2 Championship Tournament in Lewisville June 23 – 30.
Lancaster, with a 3-2 win over Fort Mill, captured the tournament title to secure a state championship tournament bid.
The Lancaster Ozone stars open play in the state tournament in Union at the Timken Complex on Saturday at noon when they face Greer. Opening ceremonies are today.
Lancaster opened play June 23 when it beat Lewisville, 13-4.